Indicating attachment for liquid dispensers



Sept, 25 1%23.

, w. s. TOWNSEND INDICA TING ATTACHMENT FOR LIQUID DISPENSERS Filed Dec.15. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l Sept. 25 1923. 1,468,843

7 VV. 8. TOWNSEND INDI-CATING ATTACHMENT FOR LIQUID DISPENSERS F'i ledDec.

15 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2- Putcasicd Sepi. 25, 3923.

WILLIAEE S. TGWNEEED, 9E EGCHESTEE, EEHNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNQE TO GU-HP 1""LIQUID IEIMHUBE COMPANY, Q1 EGCHfiTER, PENN? XE'DICATING ATTACWFET FOELIQUID L Applics'tlos filed member 15,1382. Holds! Ho. $07,813.

To all whom is may Be it lgnown that I, WILL-ME S. Towzs sum), a citizenof the Uniisd States, residmg at Rochester, iii the county of idcavcrand Stste-of Pennsylvania, lisvc invented certsm new and usefulpsovemeutsin Indicating Atlschmeuts for Liquid Dis penscrs, of which thefollowing is s spscification.

The invention rels'abes io improvements in visible liquid measuringcontainers of the t pc providcd wish s measuring and overow return cubs.

The objsci, of she invention is to provide the upper end of themeasuring and overflow or return tube with means for indicating whetherthe outflow from tire visible container is iiuougb iis discharge pipe orback to thestorsgs sock through the mossuring tubs.

This object I accomplish by the construction shown in tho coco psnyiugdrawing, in which: c s

Figure 1 is s csntml vcriical section of s. visible liquid dispenserprovided with my improved indicating device.

Figuro 2 is an enlarged sectional side elsvation of the indicatingniccucnism and the spreader to which some is siiscbcd.

Figure 3 is a. detail fscc view of the indi cater proper.

Figure 4 is 11 plan slisrcof. Figure 5 is an end elevstios oi the float,and

Figure 8 is a side elevation oi the float.

The usual glass contsinci' 1 is shown provided with-the verticallyadjustable measuring and overflow tube 2, leading up through the bottom3 of the container and provided with an operating handle 4 adapted toenter the roperly spaced notches 5 spaced for one in ve gallons. The topof the measuring tube 2 is provided with a. spreader 6. These parts arewell known in this type of mschuie and need not be further described.Through accident or otherwise, the operator, after.

having adjusted the tubs to, say, for 5 gal- Ions, might lower the tubeso ilist the top of it is beneath the surface of the liquid, in whichcase a portion of the measured contents would flow back to the storagesupply tank. T0 indicate sucu s proceeding to both the operator and thepurchaser is the purose of this invention, and it is accomplished ymeans of s simple indicating mechanism 'tube 2, an

movable u and down with the measuring compris n one or mars flosbactuated indicators visible through the cow tcincr 1. Such an indicatormechanism comprzscs an arm secured to the to of the spreader extendinghoiizoutslly t -cz'cirom ended float chamber 8 having to sight uponin% 9in its outer vertical wall. The ixmcu on of the arm 7 is pivoted st 10to tho sud provided st its free end with on open spreader in case thebottom of the couioincr is conceived, but will be rigidly scoured wherethe bottom is flat. The ivot permits the arm to swing up out of t s waywhen the tube 2 is moved down to its lowcsl; posision. The pivots 10 arecarried by s sup port 10 scoured to the top of the sprssdci".

or deflector by a, screw "10.

Within the box-like fist chamber 8 is a freely movable flost 11 restingon pins 11 or other support provided on its sidc'ncxi;

be opening 9 with an upper inscription To our and below this with thewords To storage. The float 11 is provided will: 9, depending outwardlycurved book 12, which first comes in contuctwith the concave bottom andcauses the hinged arm to rise without sticking or causing any unduestrain.

Two of the indicator mechanisms are shown and they are visible fromopposite sides of the container 1, but the indicator mechanism could bereadily made visible from all points or from a single point, as may bedesired. When the top of the messuring' tube 2 is on a level with themeasured quantity of liquid in container 1 and tho overflowtbrerethrough down to the tank has ceased the float 11 will rest on itssup port 11" and the words To car will 06 of she li uid the float 11will rise and expose 1% the wor s To storage and so warn the purchaserof the fact.

Obviously, various means of indicating this fact to the purchaser may besubstituted spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

'1. The combination in a, liquid dispenser provided with a measuringchamber or conminer and an adjustsblo supply and over- 3m for that shownwithout departing from the m5 I

